Immigration key for GOP candidates - Iowa

“Iowans are also far more aware of the impact of immigration as a rising Hispanic population has spread far beyond border states, Goldford noted.

Iowa has an estimated 114,700 residents of Hispanic origin as of 2006, a 39 percent increase since 2000, according to the census.

The Des Moines Register is exploring the candidates positions on issues most important to Republicans in advance of the Iowa GOPs straw poll on Aug. 11 in Ames.”

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